§ Mr. McLoughlinTo ask the Secretary of State for Culture, Media and Sport how much money has been spent on public library(a) buildings and (b) books in (i) the East Midlands and (ii) West Derbyshire in each year since 1997. [163742]
§ Estelle MorrisOther than the information contained within the Annual Public Library Statistics published by the Chartered Institute of Public Finance and Accountancy (CIPFA), and available in the Library of the House, data of this kind is not held centrally.
£ 1997–98 1998–99 1999–2000 2000–01 2001–02 Expenditure on library premises East Midlands — — — — 6,141,184 Derbyshire 855,560 1,035,674 1,053,910 1,027,767 1,204,009 Expenditure on books East Midlands — — — — 6,399,848 Derbyshire 908,850 963,742 919;176 911,430 918,985